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Listings in Michigan
Type not stated. The listing that named this venue does not say what kind.
The Venue's Website lists this night, but may not be current.
Weekly on Thursdays, 7:00 PM. Only one source reports it.
The Venue's Website places it in downtown Ann Arbor, describing it as 'an Ann Arbor institution for over 130 years' [s1]. This corrects this listing's earlier city of Dexter. Whether the Venue's Website mentions an open mic could not be determined; the page showed too little text to confirm or rule out the event.
As of August 2026, the Venue's Website confirms 'Comedy Jamm every Thursday at 7:15 PM,' hosted by Bruce Umpstead [s1]. A seasonal day switch — Wednesdays October through April, Thursdays May through September — has not been verified directly, but is consistent with today falling in the Thursday season.
A page on hearsaybrewing.com suggests it may have ended.
As of August 2026, an attempt to check hear.say brewing's own website for any mention of an open mic did not produce a reliable result — the page used could not confirm or rule out one way or the other [s1]. Whether the Thursday open mic is currently offered remains unconfirmed.
The Ark's own events calendar, under its Open Mic category, lists four upcoming dates for The Ark's Open Stage: Monday, Aug 24; Wednesday, Sep 2; Wednesday, Sep 9; and Monday, Oct 26, 2026 [s1]. The day genuinely varies between Monday and Wednesday, never Thursday, with an uneven cadence — an established irregular schedule rather than an unknown one.
Both sources give the same night and time, but neither confirms recent activity.
An open-mic listing site names Bemo's Bar in Bay City as hosting an open mic every Monday at 7 PM, hosted by Clayton Cipolletti. That listing alone is not enough to confirm the event is still active, and the venue's Facebook page — its only other listed contact — was not checked this time.
Sources mention Thursdays but are not confirmed; actual night is unclear. The Venue's Website does not mention it.
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The sources disagree on the night.
An open-mic listing site describes 'Open Mike at the BCAT' — covering music, comedy, and poetry — running every other Thursday at 7 PM at Brighton Coffeehouse and Theater. That listing alone is not enough to confirm the event is active. A Facebook post referencing 'this Friday night,' possibly describing a one-off special date, was not checked elsewhere and leaves the regular day slightly uncertain.
Cherry Creek Cellars' own events page lists three upcoming open mics, each the 3rd Sunday of the month, 2–5 PM: Aug 16, Sep 20, and Oct 18, 2026 [s1]. These are distinct from the venue's separate 'Acoustic Sunday Series' and 'Vineyard Jams' events.
The Venue's Website lists this night, but may not be current.
Canton Brew Works' own website currently describes 'open mic comedy & live music in a chill taproom' [s1]. This corrects the genre from music, as an open-mic listing site had classified it, to comedy. The Friday, 8 PM timing comes from an open-mic listing site only and has not been confirmed, since the venue's own events calendar could not be read.
The Venue's Website lists this night, but may not be current.
As of August 2026, The Village Theater at Cherry Hill is a 400-seat, municipally run venue whose own pages describe a curated calendar of concerts, stand-up, and touring or community theater [s1]. That is a booked house rather than a typical setting for an open-signup mic. Neither of the township's own pages for the theater mentions an open mic.
The Venue's Website lists this night, but may not be current.
Weekly on Thursdays, 7:00 PM. Only one source reports it.
As of August 2026, Union Lake Baptist Church's own website lists only worship-service times and does not mention an open mic anywhere [s1]. A church whose public site describes only worship programming would be an unusual, though not impossible, home for a secular Thursday open mic.
Runs only part of the year — check it is in season before going.
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Occasional. Runs seasonally. Only one source reports it.
The Arab American National Museum has hosted several named poetry and music open-mic programs — a Rooftop Rendezvous, a Writing Fellows Reading and Open Mic, and a virtual Ramadan-timed event — consistent with occasional, seasonal programming rather than a standing weekly event. The museum's own current events page lists no open mic right now, expected in the off-season, not a sign it ended (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1].
Bert's Marketplace's own website names 'Sunday Open Mic Night' explicitly alongside its other weekly programming — live jazz Thursdays and Fridays, and blues on Saturday nights [s1].
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The sources give the same night and time, but none confirms recent activity.
Other sources describe a long-running open-mic jazz jam session on Thursdays. The Venue's Website currently calls that night 'Live Jazz,' without using the words 'open mic' or 'jam' (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1]. It is unclear whether this is the same event described differently or a shift to a more produced format.
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Venue's Website (page no longer available)· bertsentertainmentcomplex.squarespace.com
A news article on metrotimes.com lists this night, but may not be current.
The third Sunday of each month, 3:00 PM. Only one source reports it.
A 2016 Metro Times feature places Broadside Press Poets Open Mic at Grounds Coffeehaus, University of Detroit Mercy, 4001 W. McNichols Rd., Detroit, every 3rd Sunday, 3–6 PM [s1]. Broadside Press is a real, historic Black-owned Detroit poetry institution, but whether this specific series continues today has not been confirmed.
Weekly on Wednesdays, 8:00 PM. The Venue's Website does not mention it.
As of August 2026, Cadieux Cafe is confirmed real and currently operating, with active reservations and delivery, but its own home page, music page, and calendar page all make no mention of an open mic [s1]. This is a consistent negative across three of the venue's own pages for this specific Wednesday claim.
Night and frequency are unclear — no source gives either. Only one source reports it.
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The venue's events page lists this event, but may not be current.
Press coverage describes an open jam session following booked sets at Cliff Bell's. The venue's own shows, home, and contact pages list only named, reservation-required acts and never use the words 'jam,' 'open mic,' 'sit in,' or 'after hours' (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1]. The Venue's Website is clear about what is on its calendar but silent on any unadvertised open-signup component, so this is not resolved.
Dessert Oasis Coffee Roasters' own Detroit location page confirms a weekly Monday open mic, 7–9 PM, with sign-up 30 minutes prior [s1]. The genre is not stated by the venue and comes from an open-mic listing site only.
Weekly on Thursdays, 7:00 PM. The Venue's Website does not mention it.
Detroit Got Talent Studios' general marketing describes hosting an open mic night among other formats. An attempt to check whether the venue's own home and events pages use that phrase for this specific Thursday claim did not produce a reliable reading (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1]. Whether this specific Thursday event is confirmed could not be determined either way.